Corey Norman begins night with former bikie, ends it with police

COREY Norman dined with a former bikie and an accused criminal before he was allegedly caught in possession of pills at Star Casino.

Corey Norman (left) at Eels training on Sunday.

EELS star Corey Norman reportedly dined with a former senior Nomad bikie and an accused criminal before he was allegedly caught in possession of unknown pills at the Star Casino on Friday night.

Parramatta teammate Junior Paulo posted a picture of the dinner on Instagram on Friday night, while Panthers hooker James Segeyaro was also in attendance with former senior Nomad boss Paulie Younan and accused fraudster and money launderer Rafat Alameddine, according to Fairfax Media.

Alameddine’s brother, Talal, is currently locked up in Goulburn Supermax after being charged with supplying the gun used to murder accountant Curtis Cheng outside the NSW Police building last October.

Rafat is also currently on bail after being charged with million-dollar fraud offences.

Meanwhile, Younan is a former senior Nomad bikie boss, who has previously spent time in prison for an alleged kidnapping before charges were dropped.

It is unknown whether either Paulo or Segeyaro were still with Norman and his group when capsules were allegedly seized outside the casino later that night.

Separate reports from The Daily Telegraph allege that several capsules were found in a small container on Norman before a friend claimed they were his.

“Any information that is not in the police media report should be deemed incorrect at this stage,” Norman’s manager Paul Sutton told The Daily Telegraph.

Paulo removed the photo of the dinner from social media on Sunday night.

This photograph was later deleted.

Norman was with a group of men who were stopped outside the entrance of the casino for a security check late on Friday night.

Police said several capsules in a small container were allegedly found by security staff on a 25-year-old man.

“Shortly before 11pm on Friday 20 May 2016, a 25-year-old man was searched by security officers as he entered a venue on Pyrmont Rd, Pyrmont,” said police in a statement.

“The man allegedly produced a small container holding several capsules. He was spoken to by security officers but was allowed to leave.

“Police were subsequently contacted and officers from Sydney City Local Area Command are continuing with their enquires into the matter.”

The capsules were sent for forensic analysis and police were reviewing CCTV footage of the incident.

Norman was at Eels training on Sunday ahead of their clash with Melbourne on Monday night when Parramatta resume their quest to overcome the loss of 12 competition points due to salary cap breaches and claim an unlikely finals berth.

The NRL integrity unit has been made aware of the incident which comes at a time when Norman is in contract negotiations with the Eels and reportedly seeking $850,000 a season.

Originally published as Corey Norman begins night with former bikie, ends it with police